My favorite line is when Amy Poehler describes the current bed bug epidemic as consisting of:

“Marauding armies of bed bugs galloping in on mice.”

Bronx Beat is awesome.

Of course, Maya Rudolph knows of what she speaks. She had a bed bug infestation in her home back in 2006 when they weren’t trendy. See this post, and this one. And note: those bed bugs did not saddle up and ride their mice out of the apartment. It was Rudolph and partner Paul Anderson who fled the pricey SoHo loft, and sued the landlord.

Thanks to lieutenantdan for bringing this SNL episode to our attention.

I’d assume that these are well-off, connected people. Their homes probably have a low ratio of stuff to space. They probably also have staff or can afford professionals to handle things start to finish. So, they probably had some do prep and treatment and in the process chose to replace the mattress. The mattress replacement is likely just the part of the story that made an impression on the reporter.

Thats hilarious! Once upon a time, at the height of my bedbug preoccupation, I asked in the forums whether bedbugs hitch rides on rodents. I still don’t know the answer. It’s fascinating how fears about bedbugs seem to take similar shape and form in a lot of people’s minds. “marauding armies of bedbugs” on mice — that was the imagery in my head too. Well done, SNL!